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Covid MedBot

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Akkure, an Irish digital health start-up, has launched the ‘COVIDMedBot’, an online free personalised risk assessment and guideline tool for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Akkure is based at NovaUCD, the Centre for New Ventures and Entrepreneurs at University College Dublin.

Specific issues addressed and anticipated impact

Helping patients and healthcare workers to assess their individualised risk of exposure to Covid19

Organisations/institutions involved

Digital Health Startup and University College Dublin

Level(s) of government:
  • National/Federal government
  • Private Sector

Issues being addressed:

  • Patient care
  • Risk assessment in relation to infection with Covid19

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Date Submitted:

8 April 2020